Fedora Freedom and linux-libre
Chris Adams
cmadams at hiwaay.net
Mon Jun 16 13:35:28 UTC 2008
Once upon a time, David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at infradead.org> said:
> On Mon, 2008-06-16 at 08:17 -0500, Chris Adams wrote:
> > The compiled kernel image is just a mechanical production from the
> > source and does not have copyright of its own.
>
> Excellent. So I can distribute that bzImage without heed to the
> provisions of copyright law? I don't need permission from the people who
> wrote it at all?
No, just like a CD image, the copyright of the various source bits still
applies. It is not a derivative work though, only a mere aggregation.
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Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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